Nigeria prison attack leaves 11 dead, 250 inmates escape
Jos – At least 11 people were killed and more than 250 inmates escaped after gunmen attacked a prison in... Read more
29 Nov, 2021
Oscar Pistorius moved to new prison as part of his parole process
Johannesburg – South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has moved to another prison as part of his parole process after... Read more
29 Nov, 2021
Police officer shot dead as prisoners escape en masse from a crowded old DRC prison
Matadi – Inmates have escaped en masse from a crowded old prison in the western Democratic Republic of Congo, officials... Read more
22 Nov, 2021
Kenya boosts security after recapture of ‘dangerous’ escapees
Nairobi – Kenya on Thursday announced heightened security measures after the recapture of three “dangerous” inmates who had escaped... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
Kenyan police capture ‘terror’ prison escapees
Nairobi – Kenyan police on Thursday said they captured three terror inmates who had escaped from a high-security jail in... Read more
18 Nov, 2021
‘Dangerous’ terrorists escape from Kenyan prison, police say
Nairobi – Kenyan police said on Monday that three terrorists escaped from the country’s highest security prison, including a “dangerous”... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Georgia ex-president Saakashvili says abused in prison, fears for life
Tbilisi – Georgia’s jailed ex-president and opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been on hunger strike for weeks, said on... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Oscar Pistorius ‘doesn’t have automatic right to be released on parole’
Johannesburg – South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius could be considered for parole, after serving half his sentence for murdering... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
Film festival offers Tunisian inmates rare escape
Tunis – For the first time, three prison inmates in Tunisia were allowed a brief taste of freedom for the... Read more
8 Nov, 2021
